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Timeline

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By: Michael Crichton
Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
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In an Arizona desert a man wanders in a daze, speaking words that make no sense. Within twenty-four hours he is dead, his body swiftly cremated by his only known associates. Halfway around the world archaeologists make a shocking discovery at a medieval site. Suddenly they are swept off to the headquarters of a secretive multinational corporation that has developed an astounding technology. Now this group is about to get a chance not to study the past but to enter it. And with history opened to the present, the dead awakened to the living, these men and women will soon find themselves fighting for their very survival--six hundred years ago. . . .©1999 by Michael Crichton; (P)1999 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House Inc. Action & Adventure Fantasy Historical Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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"COMPULSIVE READING . . . BRILLIANTLY IMAGINED."
--Los Angeles Times

"EXCITING . . . CLASSIC ADVENTURE . . . [A] SWASHBUCKLING NOVEL . . . CRICHTON DELIVERS."
--USA Today

"MORE SCREAMS PER PAGE . . . THAN JURASSIC PARK AND THE LOST WORLD COMBINED. . . . THE PACE WILL LEAVE MANY BREATHLESSLY GRASPING FOR OXYGEN MASKS."
--San Diego Union-Tribune
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This book is quite entertaining if you don't mind some bloody beheading and other violent acts going on. Very detailed and gripping descriptions of medieval time and exciting action (sometimes almost a little too much - I think I would have enjoyed a little less pressure in order to enjoy the detailed description of the medieval setting more).
I found the beginning a little though-going. Ridiculously simplified explanations of complex physical phenomena (and their implications) were mixed with detailed (and rather boring) description of practices in historical research. But once the actual time-traveling comes into play, the novel becomes entertaining.

entertaining

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Sehr spannend. Wer Geschichte mag, wird dieses Buch mögen. Sehr schade, dass Zeitreisen nicht möglich sind.

Spannend

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As usual a thrilling story plot and got twists. Some are a bit over the top but then its fiction, right. The sound on this one isn’t very good though.

Good story bad sound

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top time travel fiction wie sie nur von michael chrichton geschrieben wird. Entführt den Hörer an Originalschauplätze sowohl in der Gegenwart als auch der Vergangenheit so glaubwürdig, das man meint,die tagesnachrichten zu hören.Für Liebhaber von Science fiction oder Abenteuer gleichermassen wertvoll.John Bedford Loyd als Leser,the man for the job.

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This Book is as unique as only Michael Crichton could have written. Hard Science and imaginative speculations braided together with likable characters and a story that won't let you go until you finished it. With some small twists and a fitting ending, it is a very good story, even overlooking a small logical error by the author.

The narator is fitting for the setting, and makes the characters easily distinctable by voice. The only problem I have is with the recording itself: Sometimes between Chapters, there are silent pauses up to 30 seconds, in which you will wonder if your phone has crashed or if your headphones died.

If you have a historical interest and like Technothriller, this book is for you.

A Michael Crichton Classic!

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